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HR 1559 116th Congress House

340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers.

Introduced: March 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019

This bill makes various changes to the 340B prescription drug pricing program, including requiring certain participants to pay annual user fees and requiring certain participants to establish sliding scales for the amounts they charge low-income individuals for outpatient drugs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1559: 340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1559/
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"H.R. 1559: 340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1559/.
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H.R. 1559, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1559/.
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